14 Responses to Stop the Presses: Politico Discovers That Republicans Are Odd

1. iremember54 October 22nd, 2009 at 11:23 am «

   My car was in the shop getting a new transmission. It being up on a lift I was bent down talking to the mechanic under the car. This Republican running for the US Senate almost climbed under the car to look me in the face and hand me his card. When He got that good look and saw I was a teenager, He promptly grabbed His card back, “yelling Your to young to vote.”

   If His cards were that expensive that he couldn’t waste one on me, I wouldn’t have voted for him if I had of been old enough.
2. Casual Observer October 22nd, 2009 at 11:30 am «

   [I'm so disappointed that Michele Bachmann doesn't merit a mention in this company]

   Well, she’s a woman, you know. GOPers delete points for that.
• solerso October 22nd, 2009 at 3:51 pm «

  but shes not a “woman” in the way we earth people understand the term, so they should have mentioned her anyway.
3. RMPatriot October 22nd, 2009 at 11:34 am «

   The recent poll that showed only 20% of Americans consider themselves Republican says it all for me for the PON (Party of No) who are their OWE (Own Worst Enemy). The Beck-Limbaugh nuts are so crazed that I don’t see how the Repugs who are true conservatives can do anything but split with the nuts and that leaves both groups with too small a base to do any real damage. I think your headline using the word “odd” is not strong or descriptive enough to describe the Repugs in their current state.
4. Frank33 October 22nd, 2009 at 1:03 pm «

   I myself try not to make it a habit to remind folks about the Allbritton’s who own Politico, also helped finance the 9-11 attacks. The Allbriton’s ran the Rigg’s Bank in DC. Prince Bandar, Saudi “ambassador” laundered terrorist money through Riggs. Riggs also was the Bank of choice for any bloody dictators, who had money to conceal.

   Although Mr. Allbritton and Prince Bandar share a fascination with expensive racehorses, frequent the same spots on the cocktail circuit, and have each courted the Bush family, they do not have a close personal relationship, according to Mr. Allbritton’s friends. Even so, friends and banking analysts say that it would have been unusual for Mr. Allbritton and Prince Bandar not to have had regular business contacts, because the Saudis are among Riggs’s biggest clients. Until the Sept. 11 attacks, Saudi officials often rolled into a Riggs branch on a Friday and withdrew millions of dollars for, say, a weekend splurge in London, according to individuals familiar with the transactions. Even after the attacks, when Saudi institutions were criticized by federal officials for possibly financing terrorism, it took Riggs more than a year to begin tightening its oversight. A year ago, the bank says, it cautioned the Saudis, as well as embassies from other countries, that the no-questions-asked era was coming to an end.
5. Clavis October 22nd, 2009 at 1:44 pm «

   I imagine the Villagers and Politicons find it so inconvenient when their Versailles party is interrupted by the rude rabble, daring to notice that the emperor has no clothes.
6. Waccamaw October 22nd, 2009 at 1:51 pm «

   To protect your computers from being too overwhelmed by the cesspool, this link will take you to the Yahoo News version of the story in question.

   And very kind of you to do so. *smooch*

   Veddy interesting it is that politico is actually making these observations….the villagers must be getting reeeeeally nervous about the potential nuke fallout for the thugs.
• Jim White October 22nd, 2009 at 2:24 pm «

  Veddy interesting it is that politico is actually making these observations….the villagers must be getting reeeeeally nervous about the potential nuke fallout for the thugs.

  It’s almost like you can feel the nervousness throughout the entire story. And that’s what makes it oh so delicious.
• Waccamaw October 22nd, 2009 at 2:40 pm «

  Nervous they should be…..it’s one of those ol’ “live by the sword; die by the sword” thingies. *g*
7. KarenM October 22nd, 2009 at 5:20 pm «

   Thanks, Jim!

   I needed a few laughs… it’s been a very long day.

   recommended
8. punaise October 22nd, 2009 at 5:23 pm «

   oddest Republican out there? probably Tom Campbell of CA, former congressman and current Senate candidate. He’s actually fairly moderate and reasonable, which makes him very “odd” compared to your garden variety raving nutjob Repub.
9. bystander October 23rd, 2009 at 6:56 am «

   How many euphemisms for barking mad can you pack into a single article? Let us count the ways.

   flamboyant rhetoric and angry tone
   full-throated attack … without coming off … as cranky and extreme
   grass-roots energies that lawmakers and strategists can scarcely control
   trash-talking style
   shallow, sharply partisan or just plain odd
   party’s image … remains in the dumps

   How should one consider just plain odd alongside scarcely control? The problem is the GOP currently strikes me as absolutely cranky and extreme, and apparently a number of others as well.
   
   

   I am embarrassed to be associated with this organization. Your tactics are disgusting and you’re going to lose a generation of voters

   was how one survey respondent put it.
• Jim White October 23rd, 2009 at 7:01 am «

  Maybe they should just change their name to Barking Mad Party and be done with it.
10. amilius October 23rd, 2009 at 12:04 pm «

    Politico looked in the mirror and saw Grumpy Old Pharts. Who’s surprised outside of the Village Cesspool? No one. We could smell that one coming around the block.